Ted Bielak

Ted Bielak, 92, of Bushkill, died on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of Czeslaua (Miszta) Bielak, who died in June 2012.

Born in Chromin, Poland, he was the son of the late Walenty and Weronika (Baranek) Bielak.

Ted was a resident of the Bushkill area for the past 19 years and prior to that he lived in the Irvington, N.J. area.

He worked as a machine operator for a tool and dye company in the Hillside, N.J. area for 25 years. He was of the catholic faith.

Ted was a senior lanceman 1st. regiment, Krechowiecki Lancers, 2nd. Army Corps, Polish Division, British Allied Forces during World War II. He received the Polish Cross of Valor, British War Metal, Italy Star, World War II Service Star, 1939 to 1945 and the Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross.

He is survived by a son, Waldemar Bielak and his wife, Tonya, of Stroudsburg; and two daughters, Alicia Lijewski of Bushkill and Maria Theresa Martinez of Linden, N.J.; six grandchildren, Veronia, Roselind, Ricardo, Lauren, Powel and Antoni; four great-grandchildren, Jessica, Jacob, Maxwell and Reagan; a sister, Maria Zboina and a brother, Wladyskaw Bielak, both of Poland; and a cousin, Wiktoria Razwadowska of London, England.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Chapel at Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown. Burial will follow the services. Visitation will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home, 23 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg.